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"Do you willingly not consume alcohol?" That was the question? The title of this thread?

I apologize that the wording of the thread title was not to your liking. I was just curious if there many others out there that, like myself, choose to not consume alcohol. Nothing more to it than that, and I most certainly do not think there is anyone that could force me to drink. That's ridiculous.

Needless to say, my 21st birthday is coming up in a few months, and I will not be the one hanging over the toilet all night. There is nothing fun to that. I'll have a few wine coolers, but that will be it.

Since you were a mere dream in your mama's mind when this came out, here is Bill Cosby from his monologue show "Himself" demonstrating in a very funny way, the same sentiment you just expressed--all summed up in a one-word-question "Purpose?"

HAHA! That was me too! There is an old family story that when I was 4 after the races one afternoon a family friend handed me their beer when I said I was thirsty. Apparently, I spit it out all over him and said indignantly with hands on hips: "That tastes like horse p***!!!" My opinion has never changed. ;-)

I also have NO inclination to drink. It tastes nasty, and I can ALWAYS taste it, even in the slushy/frou-frou drinks. It also really upsets my stomach. No desire to EVER be drunk. Heck, I have a hard enough time walking straight when I'm sober. LOLOL!

I am a minor, and therefore should not be drinking anyway, but I decided a couple years ago that I had no need to drink, ever. Here, teenagers drinking/getting drunk is very, very common. Alcoholism does run through my dad's genetics.

Side note on the little kids, at a birthday party a couple years ago, there was a pitcher of margarita and a pitcher or lemonade. A family friend's daughter thought she would be helpful and pour her little brother a glass of lemonade, and grabs the wrong pitcher. We all loo over a second later to see the wackiest expression on his face!

Alcoholism runs in my family, I stopped before DS was in utero and have not looked back.
I will occasionally taste a sip of DHs beer, and it always reminds me I hate it.
In college I drank for the wrong reasons, and I consider myself lucky to have been able to just stop.

My husband does not drink - for no particular reason - and it is shocking how many people ask if he is a recovering alcoholic.

I do drink, very very very rarely get drunk (used to a ton in college), but lost my tolerance about the same time i started getting the worst hangovers, so i try to limit to 2-3 beers in a night, tops. Usually it's just the one. But i love a good amber ale.
MrB doesn't drink because of his health- GI/Crohn's and it messes with his stomach. He will have the occasional drink, but it's pretty rare. Almost always people assume he doesn't drink because of alcoholism.

I apologize that the wording of the thread title was not to your liking. I was just curious if there many others out there that, like myself, choose to not consume alcohol. Nothing more to it than that, and I most certainly do not think there is anyone that could force me to drink. That's ridiculous.

I'm sorry Bedazzle, I was puzzled by you wording. I did not intend to be so harsh..
Your point would have been immediately understood , if you had phrased your thread "Does anyone else on COTH choose to abstain from alcohol?" or "Are there any fellow teetotalers amongst you?".

I have never cared for it. Doesn't taste that great -- wine, beer, whisky, gin, etc. -- and I've never seen any reason to acquire a taste for something that costs more than twice as much as a soft drink and that can't be enjoyed as freely because it can leave you incapacitated.

Alcohol doesn't quench my thirst; it makes me thirsty.

Sherry and sweet red wine taste OK, I guess--but as a treat I'd rather have a Coke or a Dr Pepper or chocolate milk!